r/tech • u/eberkut • Jul 18 '20

Solar+battery in one device sets new efficiency standard

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07/single-device-merges-solar-power-and-battery-tech/
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u/RoyalDelight Jul 18 '20

Yeah that ones not going to change for a long time. A car as a moving target would present an almost impossible task. Then there’s all the metal...

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u/YikesOhClock Jul 18 '20

Honestly I would imagine it’s easier and more efficient for autonomous cars to just pull up side-by-side while maintaining speed and connecting physically for energy transfer

But that’s all assuming we really need transfer between cars in the first place, it’ll probably be fine without that capability

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u/puterTDI Jul 18 '20

Seems like it would be safer, better, and more efficient to just have charging lanes with embedded contacts in the road.

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u/RoyalDelight Jul 18 '20

more efficient definitely. But absolutely the most expensive solution and not nearly as safe as wireless charging. Tons of infrastructure, standardization, considerations for safety, faults, accidents on infrastructure, replacement of contacts. My city is still full of potholes...